Bath-tub.



D. CHRISTEN. BATH TUB. APPLIOATION FILED AUG.6, 1912.

Allorney Patented July 22, 1913.

DAVID GI-IRISTEN, OF ANSELMO, NEBRASKA.

BATH-TUB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Application filed August 6, 1912. Serial No. 713,626.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID CHRISTEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anselmo, in the county of Custer and State of Nebraska, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bath-Tubs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to bath tubs.

The object of my invention is to provide a rocking bath tub having meansto prevent the splashing of water during the rocking action.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this kindhaving a curved bottom and having suitable rockers secured thereto.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is hereinafter described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In these drawings :-Figure 1 is a side view in elevation. Fig. 2 is aninverted. plan view, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of aportion of one of the rocker members.

Referring to the drawings, the tub comprises sides 1 which rise from acurved or rounded bottom 2. The bottom 2 at 3 is extended upwardly toprovide a suitable rest for the back of the person bathing, and theopposite end 4.- is somewhat lower. The water within the tub is shown indotted lines. Suitable rocker members 5 which may be formed from a pieceof sheet metal, as shown, and which are bent into flanges 6 and a rockerportion 7, are secured in any suitable manner to the tub as by means ofrivets 8 passing through the tub and flanges 6. The upper edges of thebottom and sides of the tub are preferably rounded or beaded at 9 toform smooth rests for the arms. Adjacent the front or portion 4 of thetub at the top thereof, is secured in any suitable manner a plate orboard such as 10. When the tub is rocking and the water moving forwardthe front or portion 4 of the tub is prevented from overflowing orsplashing, by means of the board or plate 10.

The tub may be made of any suitable ma: terial desired, such as plainmetal or enamel ware.

Changes within the spirit and scope of the appended claim may be made.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:-

In combination with a rocking tub adapted to contain a liquid, said tubhaving a curved back-rest portion, an arm rest edge formed by beadingthe upper edges of side walls thereof, a plate member above the liquidconnecting said walls designed to prevent splashing of the liquid andbeing located at the end of the tub opposite to the back-rest,longitudinally curved rocking members for the tub, said members eachcomprising a central rocker portion and side flanges extendingtherefrom, and attaching members passing through said flanges and saidtub, said flanges thereby providing means to brace the rocker portions,and means through which the fastening members may be passed.

DAVID CHRISTEN.

Witnesses S. WAoorNeToN, T. P. MARONEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

